Lapsan Souchong

Lapsang Souchong Black Loose Leaf Tea from the Fujian Province in China is a large, bold, full bodied whole leaf tea with a smoky flavor acquired from drying over pine wood fires.
This special smoked black tea from Fujian Province in China has a very distinctive flavor and aroma. The term “souchong” means sub variety. This is a sub variety of black tea from the Wuyi Mountains, where thick pine forests and heavy mists provide ideal environments for growing top quality tea.

Legend claims that the smoking process was discovered by accident when an army unit (during the Qing dynasty!) camped in a tea factory filled with leaves waiting to be processed. When the workers returned it was too late to follow usual procedures so they dried the leaves over open pinewood fires to hasten the process and created the sensational tea we know as Lapsang. You may have heard other legends all equally fascinating which only add to the intrigue of this tea, often described as an acquired taste!